Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Hates Jazz · 1988
Turn Back The Clock was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 21 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
V 2475 A-2U-1-3- D TOWNHOUSE DMM HI CATHYSide A runout, stamped & etched variant 1
V 2475 B-4U-1-1- DD TOWN HOUSE DMMSide B runout, stamped & etched variant 1
V 2475 A-2U-1-4 HI CATHY HI SIPI D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, stamped & etched variant 2
V 2475 B-1U-1-3-9 TOWNHOUSE DMM DID YOU ENJOY MY CRAMP IN BED? MONICA DSide B runout, stamped & etched variant 2
V 2475 A-2U-1-8- 16 360 666 D TOWNHOUSE DMM HI CATHY HISIPISide A runout variant 1
V 2475 B-2U-1-3- D 16 360 677 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B runout variant 1
V 2475 A-2U-1-5 HI CATHY HI SIPI D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout variant 2
V 2475 B-1U-1-2 TOWNHOUSE DMM DID YOU ENJOY MY CRAMP IN BED? MONICA DSide B runout variant 2
V 2475 A-5U-1-1- DDEtching A, variant 1
V 2475 B-1U-1-1- (stamped) Did you enjoy my cramp in bed? Monica (etched) DD (stamped) TOWNHOUSE DMM (etched)Etching B, variant 1
V 2475 A-2U-1-4 DEtching A, variant 2
V 2475 B-1U-1-3-9 (stamped) Did you enjoy my cramp in bed? Monica (etched) D (stamped) TOWNHOUSE DMM (etched)Etching B, variant 2
B-30388-B-Dmm ST-VR-886757 B DMM Precision SPI-3 o- J. △19643Side A runout, variant 1
3-30388-A ST-VR-886758 A DMM SP-AR Precision SPI-2 J. O- △19643xSide B runout, variant 1
ST-VR-886757B DMM SP-AR PRECISION SP1-3 0- J. △19643 B-30388-B-DMMSide A runout, variant 2
STVR 886758A DMM SP-AR PRECISION SP1-2 J 0- △19643-X B-30389-ASide B runout, variant 2
ST-VR-886757 B DMM Precision SPI-2 JRunout Side A
ST-VR-886758 A DMM 1-1 JRunout Side B
ST-VR-886757Label Side A
ST-VR-886758Label Side B
V2475 ASide A Runout, Etched
V2475 BSide B Runout, Etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Virgin V 2475LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Argentina | Virgin TLP-90110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australasia | Virgin V 2475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Virgin 150.8002 / Virgin 715.8002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VL-3026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Virgin 15 343 7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Virgin 208676 / Virgin 208676-630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | Virgin 124751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | Virgin 36 229-3LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | Virgin VG 50336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | Virgin V2475-1 / Virgin V 2475First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | Virgin V 2475 / Virgin V2475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Virgin LAE·797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Peru | Ariola PN-ARI-0208676.0First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Philippines | Virgin V-4698 / Virgin V2475First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Absolute DATMV1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, All Media, Misprint | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, All Media, Misprint |
| 2018 | UK | Dato Music DATMV1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Virgin VG 50336LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
35 vinyl pressings of Turn Back The Clock are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1987 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong, Europe and more. One of them is Virgin V 2475, released January 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2475, V2475, 1-90860, 7 90860-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2475 A-2U-1-3- D TOWNHOUSE DMM HI CATHY and V 2475 B-4U-1-1- DD TOWN HOUSE DMM. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
